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Australian farmers embrace the 'felfie' on twitter

A collection of selfies taken for farmers, or as they are known 'felfies'.

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It might sound a little crazy; take a photo of yourself posing with a cow or sheep, or anything else on the farm and post it to social media.

It's a phenomenon sweeping the world and its called a 'felfie' or a farmer selfie.

Jandowae farmer Brendan Taylor says its a great way to connect with fellow farmers and the broader community.

"Some time back I started a hash tag "#tweets from the tractor cab", where we were shooting pictures out of the tractor cab and tweeting out what we were doing, the response to that was pretty amazing, " he said.

"Not just from people who are involved in agriculture, it starts a conversation.

"They really do like that connection with people on the ground who are actually growing the crops. They love that interaction especially when we are stuck in the tractor cab, whether we are planting, spraying or harvesting and we shoot out some pictures.